France, Poland and Ukraine impose new lockdown measures

Residents in Poland, France and Ukraine’s capital Ukraine woke up to new restrictions, with most shops shut and people urged to work from home.

Poland, France and Ukraine have introduced partial lockdowns as they battle surging coronavirus infections. Residents in parts of France, including Paris, the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and across Poland all woke up to new restrictions, with most shops shut and people urged to work from home. The imposition of new curbs comes as the pace of the European Union’s vaccination rollout remains sluggish and several member states face a third wave of the virus.